U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

 Fact Sheet cops.usdoj.gov

FY 2023 De-Escalation Program

Community Policing Development

Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement 

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community policing strategies by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innova

tive strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to 

preventing crime and promoting safe communities. The CPD program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase 

awareness of effective community policing strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement and 

community partners, increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using proven community 

policing practices, and institutionalize community policing practice in routine business.

WHEN: Deadline for first part of application 

in Grants.gov is May 15, 2023, at 

4:59 p.m. ET. Deadline for completed 

application in JustGrants is May 24, 

2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Start EARLY. The process takes 

more than one day.

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WHERE: 1. Register online with www.sam.gov

to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier 

(UEI) and www.grants.gov to 

complete the Grants.gov application package.

2. Complete the application 

in the JustGrants Justice 

Grants System.

HOW: Online only. No hard copies sent 

by U.S. Mail or electronic copies 

sent via email.

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime 

victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving 

threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

FY23 De-Escalation—Community Policing 

Development

This year’s De-Escalation CPD program has two 

open solicitations:

	Continuation and Expansion of Regional De-Escalation 

Training Centers—Community Policing Development

	Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants—Com

munity Policing Development

Please see the chart on page 2 for an overview description 

of each solicitation. All awards are subject to the availability 

of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional 

requirements that may be imposed by law.
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FY 2023 De-Escalation (Community Policing Development)

Title of solicitation Eligible applicants Overview summary Cap per award

FY23 Continuation and 

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Expansion of Regional 

De-Escalation Training 

Centers—Community Policing 

Development Solicitation

Institutions of higher education Continuation and expansion 

of regional centers for the 

delivery of de-escalation 

training

$750,000

FY23 Law Enforcement 

Agency De-Escalation 

Grants—Community Policing 

Development Solicitation

State, local, tribal, and territo

rial law enforcement agencies

Direct grants to state and local 

law enforcement agencies to 

support training and organi

zational improvements on deescalation, duty to intervene, 

and implicit bias

$250,000

Funding Provisions

In addition to the table, provisions include the following:

	Applications should be responsive to the solicitation 

selected, significantly advance the field of community 

policing, and demonstrate an understanding of community 

policing as it pertains to the application topic. Applicants 

must identify specific program goals that will be directly 

accomplished if awarded De-Escalation CPD funding. 

Detailed descriptions of eligibility and additional informa

tion are available in the individual solicitation guides.

	There is up to $14.5 million in funding available through 

the FY 2023 De-Escalation CPD program. Each award is 

two years (24 months) in length. There is no local match.

How to Apply

Applicants are first required to register online with 

www.sam.gov to obtain their Unique Entity Identifier and 

www.grants.gov to complete the Grants.gov application 

package. Deadline to complete this step is May 15, 2023.

After submitting the Grants.gov application package, appli

cants will receive an email with instructions on complet

ing the second part of the De-Escalation CPD application 

through JustGrants. 

Complete application packages for the FY 2023 DeEscalation CPD solicitation are due by May 24, 2023, at 4:59 

p.m. ET. Before submitting your application, please review 

the appropriate solicitation guide and materials. Applica

tions in hard or electronic format sent via email or U.S. Mail 

will not be accepted.

Please note: The COPS Office requires two authorized rep

resentatives (Law Enforcement Executive/Program Official 

and Government Executive/Financial Official) for its grant 

applications. Confirm your two authorized representatives 

complete the steps to create their accounts. If they do not, the 

delay may prevent timely submission of your application.

Contact the COPS Office

For more information about COPS Office programs and resources, please call the COPS Office 

Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the 

COPS Office website at cops.usdoj.gov.

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